#2a61b3

Color #2a61b3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a61b3

RGB

rgb(42, 97, 179)

HSL

hsl(215.9, 62%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.9, 76.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(41.68, 11.37, -48.76)

LCH

lch(41.68, 50.07, 283.13)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.1427, 258.52)

HWB

hwb(215.9, 16.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b37c2a

Analogous

#2aa5b3

#2a61b3

#372ab3

Triadic

#2a61b3

#b32a61

#61b32a

Split-complementary

#2a61b3

#b3372a

#a5b32a

Tetradic

#2a61b3

#7c2ab3

#b37c2a

#61b32a

Square

#2a61b3

#b32aa5

#b37c2a

#2ab337

Shades

Color #2a61b3 mixed toward black.

#235195

#1c4177

#153059

#0e203c

#07101e

Tints

Color #2a61b3 mixed toward white.

#3c78d1

#6393da

#8aaee4

#b1c9ed

#d8e4f6

Tones

Color #2a61b3 mixed toward gray.

#3563a7

#41659c

#4c6891

#586a85

#636c7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4849a4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#4541a0 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#2f9793 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a61b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a61b3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a61b3 (#2a61b3) is rgb(42, 97, 179) in RGB.

No, #2a61b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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